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September 2023 Empower

Friday, September 15, 2023   (0 Comments)
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September 2023
Welcome to GWIS Empower! GWIS Empower seeks to provide career and leadership advice for women in science along with member-generated content. This issue features an interview Dr. Maria Alicia Carrillo Sepulveda on the untold challenges faced by women scientists. We also feature an interview with physicist Dr. Katie Marvel, an enlightening DEI article delving into statistics concerning postdoctoral applicants of color in the United States, funding opportunities from SciComm and exciting opportunities within GWIS leadership. Additionally, we shine a spotlight on the recipient of the Jennifer Leigh Ingram Travel Award.
GWIS September Virtual Coffee and Conversation

GWIS Webinar on The Untold Challenges Faced by Female Scientists When Paving Their Career Path

Date: Thursday, September 28th

Time:  6:00pm BST/2:00pm AST/1:00pm ET/12:00pm CT/10:00am PST

Are there hidden challenges that we are facing as female scientists when we pave your career path? You bring the coffee, we'll bring the conversation! On Thursday, September 28th, at 6:00pm BST/2:00pm AST/1:00pm ET/12:00pm CT/10:00am PST, we will host our conversation about the untold challenges faced by female scientists when paving their career path. We’ll chat with Dr. Maria Alicia Carrillo Sepulveda, an Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences of the New York Institute of Technology (NYITCOM). 

Questions? Email mentoring@gwis.org

Register Here
Meet Kate Marvel, a former cosmologist who came back to Earth to save it
Kate Marvel received her Ph.D. in theoretical physics and is now using her expertise to understand how and why planet Earth is changing. Dr. Marvel's current research focuses on climate modelling and the question of "Can clouds buy us more time to solve climate change?", discussed in an interesting TED Talk. In a study published in 2019, Dr. Marvel and colleagues were able to detect clear human fingerprints on drought patterns in the 20th century. As a senior scientist for climate, she is now a member of the Project Drawdown's science team which aims to shift the conversation on climate change from "gloom and doom" to "possibility and opportunity". Read an interview with Dr. Kate Marvel about her role and aspirations via the link below. 
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Amoung U.S. postdoc applicants, researchers of color often fare worst
In June, we featured an article from Nature highlighting how the hiring process for postdocs impacts the diversity of scientists in that position. This month, we continue the discussion of diverse hiring for postdoctoral positions with a Science article. This article looked at the identities of over 22,000 applicants for 769 scientific postdoc positions at nine U.S. universities. Guess who got hired! 
Link to article

Want to connect on-line with other women scientists? Join the GWIS Slack channel. GWIS also has a private LinkedIn group for connecting with nearly 2,000 women scientists to share interesting news, job opportunities, and more! Want to form a small group? Contact the GWIS Media group to access our private forums and help you solicit fellow GWIS participants!
RTP GWIS 2023 Jennifer Leigh Ingram Travel Award Recipient
 
Akanksha Pragya has been selected as this year's recipient of the 2023 Jennifer Leigh Ingram Travel Award from GWIS-Research Triangle Park Chapter! Akanksha is a Ph.D. student at NC State University in Fiber and Polymer Science Program and currently works towards creating more robust soft electronic systems through design intervention. She will be using her award to support her travel to the Materials Research Society (MRS) Conference in Boston where she will present research on mechanically gradient materials. Congratulations, Akanksha!
Funding Opportunities
SciComm Identities Program 2024 Fellowship
The SciComm Identities Project (SCIP) addresses an important gap in science communication by empowering communicators from underrepresented ethnic and racial backgrounds. This one-year fellowship is funded by NSF and will support a diverse cohort of U.S.-based, pre-tenure faculty of color who work on aspects of energy and water issues related to climate change. Applications for the 2024 cohort are due September 18, 2023. For more detail, click the link below.
Apply Here
GWIS Leadership Opportunities
Open RTP GWIS Chapter Leadership Opportunities
Research Triangle Park (RTP) GWIS Chapter is Looking for 2023-24 nominations for Leadership. To learn more about leadership positions and to express interest, please click the link below to learn more about this opportunity.
Apply Here

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Founded in 1921, Graduate Women in Science is an inter-disciplinary society of scientists who collectively seek to advance the participation and recognition of women in science and to foster research through grants, awards and fellowships. We comprise over 20 active chapters of more than 800 women who are "United in Friendship through Science" to support and inspire member professional goals and mutual appreciation of science. Learn more at www.gwis.org.

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